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The Costa Brava's hidden holiday treasureshttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/mar/16/costa-brava-begur-hotel-restaurant
The Costa Brava is less bucket and spade now and more style by the bucketload. These chic summer spots are just a short step off the beaten track<p>Tucking into fresh lobster under a plane tree decorated with fairy lights, with waves softly breaking in the background, I found it hard to believe that I was on the Costa Brava, the coast famous for sunburned Brits, all-day breakfasts and rowdy nightlife.</p><p>Begur, a chichi little town an hour north of Barcelona and 50km beyond package holiday favourite Tossa de Mar, has finally come of age, with a spread of fantastic restaurants and boutique hotels offering a stylish Spanish beach holiday where you might least expect it. In recent years it has become very popular with Barcelonians, and now many have bought stylish holiday homes there.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/mar/16/costa-brava-begur-hotel-restaurant">Continue reading...</a>Spain holidaysFamily holidaysBeach holidaysFood and drinkHotelsTravelSpanish food and drinkFri, 16 Mar 2012 22:45:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/mar/16/costa-brava-begur-hotel-restaurantPhotograph: Isidoro Ruiz Haro/Getty ImagesBegur village and castle at dusk. Photograph: Isidoro Ruiz Haro/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Isidoro Ruiz Haro/Getty ImagesBegur village and castle at dusk. Photograph: Isidoro Ruiz Haro/Getty ImagesLaura Dixon2012-03-16T22:45:00Z